In the tide of the times, the story of Luo Chengliu and Che Yinyou slowly unfolds. In 1970, the red brick wall of the cotton spinning factory witnessed their first encounter. The cloth ticket dropped by the car operator was picked up by Luo Chengliu. Their eyes met, and the thread of fate was entangled.
At that time, supplies were scarce, and food stamps and cloth stamps were the hard currency of life. Luo Chengliu saved his meal tickets just to buy a piece of Shanghai brand soap for Che Jinyou; Che Jinyou used the cloth tickets he saved to make him a fitting work clothes. They studied culture together in night school. Luo Chengliu played the harmonica, and Che Yinyou sang. The simple notes were full of sweetness.
However, the tests of life come one after another. Luo Chengliu was criticized for helping the car driver and was assigned to do heavy work in the workshop. The car driver was also assigned to the most difficult position. But the two supported each other and never complained. Later, when the factory allocated dormitories, they gave the opportunity to workers with more difficulties, while they continued to live in small dormitories.
As the wave of layoffs hit, Luo Chengliu set up a shoe repair stall and Che Bianyou sold cloth shoes at the night market. Although life was hard, their smiles never disappeared. The birth of their daughter Luo Nianyou brought new hope to the family, and they poured all their love into their daughter.
As time goes by, life gradually gets better. They lived in commercial housing, their daughter was admitted to college, and she helped them apply for a patent for cloth shoes and open an online store. But Luo Chengliu and Che Yiyou still maintained their simplicity. In their free time, they tended to the roses on the balcony and recalled the past.
Time flies by, Luo Chengliu and Che Yinyou walked through their golden wedding hand in hand, and eventually passed away one after another. Their stories are the epitome of a generation, full of the ups and downs of life.
